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Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 2h

5 months ago I wrote this thread, and now more than ever this skeet is speaking to me.

ICE DOESN'T BELONG IN OUR CITIES. NG DOESN'T BELONG IN OUR CITIES.

Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · Apr 17

11. "He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies..."

Then: Troops were stationed where they didn’t belong.

Now: Armed federal agents are used to intimidate protestors, domestic militias are deputized and the police are militarized. This isn’t public safety. It’s occupation.

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Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. @repdexteror.bsky.social · 1d

This land belongs to all of us. It's not a war zone—it’s home. Trump can't take that from us.

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Outdoor Alliance @outdooralliance.bsky.social · 17h

REMINDER:
• The Park Service should be fully funded and staffed.
• The Bureau of Land Management should be fully funded and staffed.
• The U.S. Forest Service should be fully funded and staffed.

AGREE? Write your lawmakers about it:

What You Can Do To Protect Public Lands During Budgeting Season

During budget season, remember that Congress controls the purse strings and your tax dollars have filled the purse. If you want to respond to the President's budget, take a few minutes to share your b...

action.outdooralliance.org

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RogueNOAA @roguenoaa.bsky.social · 16h

“Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) told reporters on Tuesday that the president does not get to decide whether furloughed federal workers are entitled to back pay.”

thehill.com/homenews/adm...

thehill.com

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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 15h

“Putting new, expensive roads into hard-to-reach areas will erode and pollute the water supply. It just doesn’t make any sense. We are losing this land rapidly. If we don’t conserve it, we will lose it.” ~Former USFS Chief Mike Dombeck www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Outcry as Trump plots more roads and logging in US forests: ‘You can almost hear the chainsaws’

Critics say move to axe Bill Clinton’s ‘roadless rule’ that protected key old-growth forests will be devastating to environment

www.theguardian.com

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Courtney Rozen @courtneyrozen.bsky.social · 23h

The Office of Personnel Management, run by a Trump appointee, said last month that federal workers would receive "retroactive pay" when the shutdown ends.

If this memo is implemented, the Trump admin would be contradicting itself. And violating a law President Trump signed during his first term.

Axios @axios.com · 1d

SCOOP: Furloughed federal workers aren't guaranteed compensation for their forced time off during the government shutdown, according to a draft White House memo described to Axios by three sources.

Scoop: White House memo says furloughed federal workers aren't entitled to backpay

A move to deny backpay to up to 750,000 furloughed workers would dramatically escalate Trump's pressure on Democrats to end the shutdown.

www.axios.com

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · Aug 12

See your doctor about Ozempstein. Because ignorance isn’t just bliss, it’s also Federal policy.

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NFFE-Forest Service Council @nffe-fsc.bsky.social · 1d

#yourworkmatters #bettertogether #nffestrong

We met with the agency
National Leadership Council (NLC)

.
NLC is moving all employees out of excepted (work with no funding) to
exempt (paid with non appropriated funds)

. All exempt employees will be paid with carryover funding nationally for
now. That funding should last 1-2pay periods

. Once spent funding will depend on units' available funds such as: JobCorp
is funded through DOL for the next year, Perms and Trust, Cost Recovery,
GAOA, IIJA, IRA, and Disaster funds.

http://www.NFFE.org &
https://www.nffe-fsc.org

We met with the agency
National Leadership Council (NLC)

. NLC is still deciding how to handle Rx Burning nationally. The OMB guidance says the agency "may" RxBurn,so NLC is trying to develop the sideboards of when we can RxBurn.

.We asked if they knew anything about potential RIFs or terminations. As news
headlines were saying, NLC was originally expecting to see RIF notices come out
simultaneous with furlough notices. Since that did not happen there is no telling
if we will see them moving forward in ouragency or not.

http://www.NFFE.org &
https://www.nffe-fsc.org

Wemet with the agency
National Leadership Council (NLC)

. We told them NFFE FSC notices and are thankful for their efforts to ensure as
many employees as possible are in exempt/paid status.

. We informed them about the safety issues the banners on our websites seem
to be creating for some of our frontline staff. We encouraged the NLC to inform
the agency of this risk, and at minimum recommend that employees be aware
of potential disgruntled public at admin sites and to work in pairs/groups
especially with employees who are helping maintain developed rec sites when
they do not normally do so as part of their job.

http://www.NFFE.org &
https://www.nffe-fsc.org

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NFFE-Forest Service Council @nffe-fsc.bsky.social · 1d

Reach out with questions.

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 1d

Today — for the FOURTH time — Donald Trump refused to rule out a pardon for convicted child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell:

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

The president won't rule out a pardon for the convicted pedophile and sex trafficker who worked for his best friend, another convicted pedophile and sex trafficker who died in prison on his watch.

Probably nothing to see here. Just a diligent civil servant not wanting to speak too hastily.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Trump on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: Haven't heard the name in so long. I’ll take a look at it. I’ll speak to the DOJ. A lot of people have asked me for pardons.

Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking

Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.

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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 1d

😢 if it helps… likely it’s a single update made somewhere that would propagate the same message across all of the USFS web sites.

Really aggravating to to see this- it’s on pages for employee support & well being, too.

Partisan diatribes are decisively not supportive of worker well-being ☹️

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L @lbligh.bsky.social · 1d

The US Forest Service still has the illegal (under the Hatch Act) shutdown notice on their website, BUT they DID correct the grammatical error. Fascinating.

@altusfs.altgov.info @maddow.msnbc.com
@maddowblog.msnbc.com
@sethabramson.bsky.social @dreamweasel.bsky.social
@lincolnproject.us

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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 2d

“When you're living paycheck to paycheck, missing one pay period because of a work furlough can derail plans for your budget and overall financial health.”

Don’t forget our EAP that offers free financial counseling:

eap.acentra.com/forest/

This is a lot to think through alone— you aren’t alone 💚

money.usnews.com

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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 2d

Did a simple search for “Illinois national guard” and “hurricane.”

As expected, article showing northern states help southern states recover from hurricanes.

I’d suggest they stop if we’re doing a Civil War.

I was taken aback to see “war.gov” and “Department of War.”

Cartoon villain stuff.

Screen capture from former “Department of Defense” web site now renamed “war.gov” and “Department of War.” “war.gov”’is an official website of the United States Government.
Former Delartment of Defense site article text: “National Guard Provides Support to Hurricane
Stricken States” Oct. 3, 2024 | By C. Todd Lopez, DOD News In the wake of Hurricane Helene, which made landfall last week and has since dissipated, National Guard units in the hardest-hit states across the American Southeast are still working alongside state emergency response agencies to get life back on track for communities affected by the storm.”

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ProTip (AKA alt_localgov) @protip.altgov.info · 2d

This is low key what a civil war looks like … if anybody fights back. And if not, it’s just complete descent into fascism and the end of federalism.

Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 2d

Texas proudly invading Illinois.

It’s hard to describe the level of potential constitutional crisis here.

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Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 19d

A judge has halted USFS efforts to expand grazing in Paradise Valley. Grazing cattle in grizzly territory is driving the killing of bears (& wolves) in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Public land policy should never prioritize cattle ranching over wildlife

biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...

A large brown grizzly stands in a field of sagebrush.

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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 2d

Frustrating— can you imagine being told to continue to report to work, but you won’t be getting a paycheck?

For those of us not in the chauffeur class, that means we have to buy gasoline to get to and from the work site, and for working families, childcare is a major expense.

FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 6d

Wildland firefighters are essential workers who will continue to work & be paid during federal shutdown.

But Trump considers USFS timber sale planners to be essential workers "necessary to protect life and property." How absurd!

See pgs. 19-20 of the USDA plan:

www.usda.gov/sites/defaul...

www.usda.gov

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 9d

“We are really pulling out all the stops to make sure that the impacts are being hidden.” National Park Service workers say a crisis is building behind the scenes, Kylie Mohr reports.

Trump Is Setting the National Parks Up to Fail

Workers say the real crisis is happening behind the scenes.

bit.ly

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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 2d

Excepted from furlough due to the economic importance of their work.

But are excepted Forest Service employees getting their paychecks for the valuable work they’re doing?

The Aspen Times @theaspentimes.bsky.social · 4d

As the recent government shutdown is compromising operations for a large swath of the U.S. Forest Service, the iconic Maroon Bells location outside of Aspen has received an “exception” from the federal government for employees to keep it open to visitors, at least through next week.

Maroon Bells receives federal ‘exception’ to keep area open, for now

As the recent government shutdown is compromising operations for a large swath of the U.S. Forest Service, the iconic Maroon Bells location outside of Aspen has received an “exception” for employees t...

www.aspentimes.com

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D @wildfirediva.bsky.social · 4d

Just released: Provisional Initial Assessments (PIAs) for eight 2025 summer fires. USGS EROS and the USDA Forest Service Field Services & Innovation Center - Geospatial Office team up to map burn severity for fires across the United States. Get the data: ow.ly/FYWw50X3AOk

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 4d

Every darter has its day 🎉

A legal challenge to a coal hauling permit came to a successful close today. The permit allowed for operations that threatened to endanger candy darters and their critical habitat in West Virginia’s Cherry River watershed.

Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4gXAAza

A fish swims close to the rocky bottom in clear water streaked with sunlight: a candy darter. The colorful vertical stripes on the fish's side seem to make it blend in even better.

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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 2d

“Aggressively partisan political messages on federal agency websites constitute not only a violation of the Hatch Act but also a violation of the nonpartisan standards that all Idahoans demand of Forest Service employees,” Achilles wrote in his complaint letter, which he emailed to media outlets”

Idaho Statesman @idahostatesman.com · 4d

“The Radical Left Democrats shut down the government,” the Forest Service websites read.

Idaho complaint filed after Forest Service blames shutdown on ‘radical’ Democrats

“The Radical Left Democrats shut down the government,” the Forest Service websites read.

bit.ly

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NFFE-Forest Service Council @nffe-fsc.bsky.social · 5d

Our members and colleagues do not have control of the fs or any agency website or what banners are posted. Those banners that are posted are putting us in physical danger, especially those of us who are required to continue working during this situation. #holdtheline #bettertogether #unionstrong

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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 4d

Hope all of you are ok out there.

I find myself weary today.

I want to highlight a recent Employee Care Update from the National Association of Forest Service Retirees:

nafsr.org/GetInvolved/...

Also—please recall the EAP is available.

They offer financial counseling.

eap.acentra.com/forest/

Forest - Employee Assistance Program

Forest Service – U.S. Department of Agriculture Contact Information for USDA Forest Service ONLY EAP company name: Espyr Call: 1-833-621-2989 Espyr offers a toll-free line answered by certified clini...

eap.acentra.com

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